Articles Tagged with ''water''

For farmers and ranchers living under the uncertainty of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule, this year could bring relief to an ongoing state of regulatory confusion. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are reviewing over 600,000 public comments on a revised definition of WOTUS that aims to replace the detrimental 2015 rule.

We need water for a variety of uses, but chief among them is to grow food. Seventy-one percent of water consumed globally is poured into crop and livestock production. Yet many agricultural producers live in water-stressed areas and the problem is growing worse.

The French grocery chain Carrefour has announced that they will be using blockchain technology to provide complete traceability for the products they sell.

There may not be a big infrastructure package this year, but inland waterway operators see funding action likely for locks and dams.